Pataki v. New York State Assembly

98 N.Y.2d 644 Court N.Y. Decision date 2002-05-02 English

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George E. Pataki, as Governor of the State of New York, Respondent, v New York State Assembly et al., Appellants.

Submitted April 22, 2002;

decided May 2, 2002

Appeals transferred, without costs, by the Court of Appeals, sua sponte, to the Appellate Division, Third Department, upon the ground that a direct appeal does not lie when questions other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (NY Const, art VI, § 3 [b] [2]; § 5 [b]; CPLR 5601 [b] [2]).